Robert Downey Jr is currently shooting Avengers Doomsday just outside London with an epic MCU cast featuring Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, the Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts and the X-Men. Rumours abound of surprise cameos and now a reliable and trust leaker has heavily hinted at two major stars returning.
First up is Chris Evans, after MyTimeToShineHello captioned a new public snap of the Captain America star with “Cap is BACK”. In the picture, the Steve Rogers actor shows off his revitalised pecks and biceps, having returned to peak physical fitness. Presumably, he has a superhero role in mind? Next up is Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker, following reports that the Spider-Man star, last seen in 2021’s No Way Home, is now in London, where Spider-Man Brand New Day and Avengers Doomsday are shooting ahead of their 2026 release dates. As for the Russo Brothers-directed Marvel production, Red Guardian star David Harbour has teased the “insane” set.
Speaking with Screen Rant, the Thunderbolts star said: “I was not even convinced when we started, and this movie’s going to be really good. They have a special sauce. I don’t even really understand, but they [the Russos] just know how to do these things. And I think that as evidenced in Civil War, as evidenced in Infinity War, there’s something about the layers in which they put the comedy and the drama and the surprises and the scale and the epicness and all that stuff. It’s incredible. I will say I’ve never been on a set like this in my life. I’ve never seen anything like this. You saw those chairs. So it’s like, every one of those guys and girls has a trailer. It’s just insane to look around the room and be like, ‘Oh my god, I’m in the movie. There’s what’s-his-face doing that speech.’ It’s just enormous.”
Avengers Doomsday lands in cinemas Christmas 2026.